Cattle-stanchion



Patented Aug. 16, 1887..

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UNITED STATES FRANK XVALLACE BA LLARD,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF RICIIBURG, NEV YORK.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NoL 368,180, dated August16, 1887.

Application filed May 17, 18:,7.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK WALLACE BAE LARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Richburg, in the county of Allegany and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stanchions, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cattlestanchions; and itconsists in the novel mechanism employed for operating the same, as willbe hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and efficientdevice whereby the entire series of stanehions may be closed and openedsimultaneously, or part of the series closed and the others left open;and I attain this object by the construction of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a front elevation showingthe entire series of stanchions in their closed position in full linesand open in dotted lilies. Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views showingdifferent modes of operating the device. Fig. 4 is a plan view, and Fig.5 is a detail sectional view on line fr a' of Fig. 4.

cferring by letter to the drawings, A des ignatcs the main or supportingframe, composed of the base-bars a, the end bars, a, and the topcross-bars, ai. The base-bars a and top cross-bars, ai, are eacharranged parallel with a central open space, and the stanchion-bars B Care secured in said open spaces. The stanchiolrbars B are Iixcd rigidlyin position, and the bars C are pivoted at their lower ends between thebase-bars, and their upper ends extend slightly above the topcross-bars, all of which is the usual construction and will be readilyunderstood.

D designates a sliding frame resting on the upper cross-bars, ai, andheld thereto by a strap or guide-stirrup, Il, secured to one of thecrossbars and passing over and around one of the longitudinal bars dcomposing the said sliding frame. These parallel longitudinal bars d areprovided with aligned transverse openings d', through which pins F areinserted on opposite sides of the upper ends of the pivotedstanchion-bar C. Y

G designates an operating-lever pivoted at one end on the upper side ofone of the crossbars ai, and connected by the links gto the end of oneof the sliding bars d of the frame D. In operation, as this lever isturned in Serial No. 238,534. (No model.)

one or the other direction the frame D will be operated accordingly, andone or the other of the pins F will act upon the pivoted stanchien-bar,as will be readily understood.

II is a pin passed vertically downward through one of the bars d ofthesliding frame 6o D into one of the cross-bars a2, to lock the frameagainst movement.

Vhen it is desired to open all the stanchions but one, the pin F of suchstanchion nearer the operating end of the sliding frame is removed andinserted through atransverse opening in the cross-bars a2, so as to passacross the pivoted stancllionbar on the opposite side, and therebyprevent lnovement of the same, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. 7o

Supposing all the stanchions to be open, if it is desired to close allbut one, the pin F on the rear side of that one is entirely removed andthe sliding frame operated to close the others, as will be readilyunderstood.

It will be seen that any one of the stanchions may be opened or closedwithout disturbing the others by simply removing the proper pin andswinging the pivoted stanchien-bar by hand. 8o

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device whichis efficient in operation and which is extremely simple and cheap inconstruction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

l. The combination ofthe main frame, the sliding frame resting thereon,the Stirrup secured to the main frame and passing around 9o the slidingframe, and mechanism for operating said sliding franie, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the main frame, the sliding frame resting on themain frame, the stirrup secured to the main frame and passing around thesliding frame, the stanchioir bars pivoted in the main frame andoperated by the sliding frame, and the lever pivoted to the main frameand connected to the sliding frame, substantially as set forti Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK VALLACE. BALLARD.

Vitncsses:

H. XV. HATCH,

D. RowLEY,

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